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		marcosdumay on Sept 14, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We scanned the Internet for port 22 In #1, use keys at least 2048 bits long. Last time I talked about the subject, I didn't think it was worthwhile to point that. Now it clearly is. Also, I don't see much advantage in #4.

noir_lord on Sept 14, 2013 [–]

There is no security advantage to #4 (security through obscurity is no security) other than it prevents anyone getting a ping by sweeping Port 22, they actively have to look for an SSH port which will trip fail2ban.

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